Kaffee Klatch Crunchy Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup nutmeats, chopped

Recipe

• 1 make topping first:.
• 2 combine brown sugar and flour; cut in butter to resemble corn meal. add chopped nuts. chill until ready to use.
• 3 cake:.
• 4 combine and sift together the first 6 (dry) ingredients.
• 5 add shortening and milk and beat for 1 1/2 minutes or 225 strokes (can you tell this is an old-fashioned recipe. lol). (if using an electric mixer, use low speed until ingredients are blended, then beat at medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes).
• 6 add eggs and beat another 1 1/2 minutes.
• 7 pour 1/3 of the batter into well greased 8" square or tube pan.
• 8 sprinkle 1/2 the topping over batter, cover with remaining batter, and sprinkle with remaining topping.
• 9 bake in a moderate oven 350-degrees fahrenheit for 35 to 40 minutes or until tested done. serve warm.